How to Use confidential in a Sentence
confidential
adjective- She worked as a confidential secretary to the mayor for many years.
- Her voice was quiet and confidential.
- These documents are completely confidential.
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The network said at the time that the women had requested the terms be kept confidential.
— CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024 -
More ways to submit confidential tips can be found at SunSentinel.com/tips.
— David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2022 -
The company declined to comment, stating that the settlement was confidential.
— Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2022 -
But unlike every other major ad network, Google’s sellers file is almost completely confidential.
— Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Hybe had accused Min of trying to take control of the subsidiary label and leaking confidential information to potential investors to fund a breakaway.
— Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 -
The sources agreed to speak to The Times on the condition their names not be used because the search process is supposed to be confidential.
— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024 -
To protect Google’s confidential data, many days of the trial will be closed to the public and media.
— Paresh Dave, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2023 -
If changes agreed to at last year’s COP stick, countries will be able to keep details about trades confidential.
— Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Riley had been working as a confidential informant for the FBI at the time.
— Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023 -
The operations team sends confidential emails to somewhere in the range of five to 10 hotels per away game to get bids for the necessary dates.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023 -
The sources asked not to be identified as the directive was confidential.
— Reuters Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024 -
The A-list guest list is kept confidential until the night before the Met Gala, though fashion fans cast predictions based on years past.
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024 -
The votes are supposed to be confidential, but candidates sometimes learn about them through word of mouth.
— Bykatie Langin, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024 -
The three men met in person to discuss Golden-Gottlieb’s confidential complaint and ways to blunt it.
— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024 -
One of them is that there is confidential information that just by virtue of being a part of a show that castmembers or crewmembers are privy to.
— Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The home telephone numbers of police and prison workers would be kept confidential.
— James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023 -
The research file which held the map was released this week as the maximum period of 75 years during which it could be held confidential had lapsed.
— Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Hall’s team claims that Oates’ team let Primary Wave see the duo’s joint business agreement, which was to have remained confidential.
— Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023 -
To use confidential mode, click the icon, set an expiration date and passcode.
— Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 -
The court battles, which are taking place out of public view, are shrouded in secrecy due to the confidential nature of the grand jury.
— Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The changes under discussion were described by people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the talks are confidential.
— Hannah Levitt, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2023 -
The city’s research on the building’s condition will remain confidential until the sale is finalized, the aide said.
— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023 -
The terms of the settlement are confidential, court documents state.
— James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024 -
Any statement in the news from an anonymous source would be presumed false as well when faced with a defamation charge, in which case reporters would no longer have the legal right to keep their sources confidential.
— Angela Yang, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023 -
At the confidential meeting, Eason and his staff focused on a case that exemplified the perils of such risk-taking.
— Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 June 2023 -
The assistance is confidential, the official said, declining to discuss the tools at the team’s disposal or name the countries that have sought help.
— Didi Tang, Fortune Asia, 27 May 2024 -
Nicklin ruled that the claimants cannot rely on the documents handed over to the inquiry, which were ordered to be kept confidential by its head, Brian Leveson.
— Jill Lawless, Fortune Europe, 13 Nov. 2023
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